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...with the best air force in the world. M.G.M. knew Robert Taylor looked well in a uniform--they had tried it before. The government wanted publicity. M.G.M. liked the idea of getting all their sets and extras free and being patriotic at the same time. Sooooo--America got "Flight Command...
...France's north ern coast, presaging an end-the-war attack on Britain, which the Marshal believes probably will succeed. Another sign was the increasing influence of Admiral Jean Darlan, who has had no love for the British since Oran. Admiral Darlan may soon be named second in command to Marshal Petain and his successor if the Marshal dies. Last week Ambassador Leahy had a talk with him about the French Fleet...
Last week the 4,000,000 under arms were not idle. No British Army even in World War I has ever been that big; none has ever had so much practice for such a bitter defensive job. One regional command let it be known last week that it had studied and practiced against 120 distinct invasion hypotheses. The British expect that the Germans may succeed in establishing a few beachheads. If they do, the defense counts on 1) the Navy to cut off water-borne supply, 2) the R. A. F. to resist airborne supply and reinforcements as well...
...pattern of surrender was familiar, too. Italians rushed around looking for captors (see p. 40). The British advance commander and the Italian admiral in command of the town met in a little shack. The admiral: "The town capitulates. All troops are disarming." The British brigadier: "Please delegate officers immediately to show us the position of every mine in the harbor and the town." About 25,000 men were captured, bringing the total since...
Great quantities of guns and mechanized transport were captured and 11 Italian tanks were destroyed, the British Middle East Command reported...